Chris Sutton tells Gary Neville to ‘behave’ and slams Man Utd great, Klopp over Conte claims

Chris Sutton has told Gary Neville to pipe down and accept that Antonio Conte would be a good manager for Manchester United.

Tottenham boss Conte made the headlines on Saturday when he masterminded a 1-1 draw away at Liverpool. The result had major implications for the Premier League title race and top-four battle.

Spurs’ point could prove crucial as they battle Arsenal for a place in next season’s Champions League. Liverpool, though, slipped up and allowed Manchester City to go three points clear at the summit on Sunday.

Conte’s tactics of soaking up Liverpool pressure and hitting them on the counter-attack drew plaudits but also criticism. Reds boss Jurgen Klopp insisted that Tottenham should “do more for the game”.

Neville, meanwhile, used Klopp’s frustrations as evidence for his claim that Conte would not be a good fit at Man Utd.

Writing in a column for the Daily Mail, though, Sutton hit out at both Neville and Klopp for their assessments.

“Antonio Conte was right for Manchester United when they were looking for a replacement for David Moyes in 2014,” Sutton wrote.

“For Louis van Gaal in 2016, for Jose Mourinho in 2018, for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in 2021.

“He would be right for them now if they were still searching for a new head coach. Conte is a winner — he won the Premier League with Chelsea and Serie A with Juventus and Inter Milan.

“He knows how to get a result — just ask Liverpool and Manchester City, neither of whom could beat Tottenham this season.

“United went to Brighton on Saturday and were smashed. Would that have happened on Conte’s watch? Unlikely.”

Sutton also took a pop at Klopp, who added that he “cannot coach” the football Conte likes to play.

“Jurgen Klopp was agitated after Liverpool were held by